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Four people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.. W, y; T& s: i: C' G1 a2 h9 A
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One worker was being treated for second and third-degree burns, the most serious types. A second suffered first-degree burns, and a third person had a neck injury.- Y. K* n1 t0 |8 ]: l+ Y" t V- C6 z
d) x7 s, g S+ N& \0 ZThe fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.. n% j( L2 m& `! }2 p9 N
7 Y$ w" u8 |6 u3 t$ t"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.0 o9 K7 B( \) C/ b; Q
; j0 \, L, F2 w/ B7 ^) g' cReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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+ R' j h" ]) _$ s3 s8 O4 mA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."* m' d: ], L, }6 E" t1 o
: F- v `, o0 m# l# U( ^And a man whose wife works at the plant was concerned for her safety. "It is a ball of fire," said the man, who would not be named.
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.0 o" f! Y4 N- A9 B( u" e- l
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."
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0 O1 e# N7 ^ e, j' EThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.5 g" |/ o; w+ Y% |1 o
) _( N4 M0 |: j8 ^- ?4 L5 d: iBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.9 h* g) }) O+ V& U: u
& l, y7 ^9 @0 E; V7 B6 g: @9 w( q4 J9 SThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.- ?3 w/ D5 K& a# D
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"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement. B. l% d3 M) D% X9 W
8 o# N: O0 ` Q* {The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.& Y, D' m- k' l1 U, T! z3 E8 |
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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It is impossible to gauge the impact on the company -- or how the incident might affect multibillion-dollar expansion plans for Horizon -- until the extent of the damage is known, said Michael Dunn, an analyst with FirstEnergy Capital Corp.; S. W) g) m" E- t9 Y0 Q: }
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A spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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Canadian Natural, Canada's No. 1 independent oil producer, said earlier Thursday that Horizon's output averaged 83,700 barrels per day in December, down 22% from November, as it shut down the upgrader's coker unit for repairs. The company said it had restarted the unit.
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Fires in the complex upgraders have been relatively frequent. Production at Suncor Energy Inc.'s oilsands project was hobbled when a fire broke out at one of its two upgraders in December 2009. A second unit was damaged in another blaze last February.
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Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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